Tiverton runs from the bridge neighborhoods at Stone Bridge and North Tiverton down to farm roads toward Little Compton. One local crew plows driveways, clears walks and salts for Tiverton homes, with the trigger depth and the salt plan agreed before the first storm.
Updated November 11, 2026
North Tiverton is denser, older housing close to the Fall River line; the south end is rural, with long driveways, stone walls and waterfront homes on the Sakonnet and Nanaquaket Pond. Hilly drives down to the water ice up first.
Tiverton's code keeps cars off the hydrant side and, once a snow warning is issued, off specific sides of streets without hydrants. Fines are $20 and towing is at the owner's expense.
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Tiverton's code bars parking that blocks snow clearing: never on the hydrant side, and on streets without hydrants not on the north side of east-west streets or the east side of north-south streets once the police chief issues a snow warning. Source: Town of Tiverton Code ch. 78, Traffic and Vehicles, secs. 78-61 and 78-68
A violation of Tiverton's parking sections, including the snow-clearing rule, carries a $20 fine, and the vehicle may be towed to an impound lot at the owner's expense. Source: Town of Tiverton Code ch. 78, Traffic and Vehicles, secs. 78-61 and 78-68
For the Jan. 25, 2026 storm, Tiverton's parking ban was in effect until further notice. Source: Providence Journal via Yahoo News: Parking bans issued across Rhode Island Jan. 25
Winter 2025-26 was the snowiest on record at Providence, 40.1 inches above normal, with February the snowiest month ever recorded there. Source: Northeast Regional Climate Center (Cornell): Winter 2025-26 summary
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